vote for the most terrifying gigantic statue of all time

that columbus-nvm-peter the great statue is hilar

http://www.thekelpies.co.uk/wp-content/files_mf/cache/th_096770c1a3354ec7002315ab0be78ad6_kelpiesaerial.jpeg

of interest (via slate)
https://www.lensculture.com/articles/fabrice-fouillet-colossi-in-the-countryside

Tangentially I'm reminded of a photo project done in HK documenting the giant advertisements

http://www.domusweb.it/en/photo-essays/2013/02/26/hong-kong-layers.html

http://i.imgur.com/iA7dVwv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XJzze37.jpg

http://www.thedrum.com/uploads/news/tmp/37015/morrisons%20angel.jpg

^ gigantic statue + giant advertisement

i don't even really like the angel of the north all that much but that advert really pisses me off tbh

man next time I come up with an idea for a thread I should probably try to squeeze an exhibition out of it huh

Article possibly inspired by this thread?

ogmor you made it seem all interesting and natural and consensual but have you been clickbaiting us?? your own people???!

you can rely on my not having the wherewithal to make bank from ilx

Minimalist version, by Jaume Plensa in Nice, France:

http://www.likeatrippie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/IMG_5425.jpg

http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/hudson-valley-photo-blog/files/2010/08/etbgnome1web.jpg

The most striking feature, however, is unarguably the towering jolly giant, Gnome Chomsky. He stands invitingly on the hill facing the highway, challenging one and all to come enjoy the scenery, visit the farm, and play a round or two of mini golf.

*Update (as of Aug 2011) Chomsky no longer holds the Guinness World Record. Reiman Gardens in Iowa is home to a Gnome that stands 15 feet tall. Although there is a Gnome in Poland who towers at 18 ft, but unlike Chomsky and the Reiman Gardens' gnome, theirs is made of fiberglass.

http://needled.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/dream6.jpg

this looks like a future sound of london cover

terrifying statue + abandoned theme park
http://signifyingnot.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/abandoned_amusement_park_oukoku_japan-461x299.jpg
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--lvPnVXms--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/18lr3jo7cshxojpg.jpg

what the fuck

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3296/3087314618_e96f2068f7.jpg

Anyone mentioned the giant breastfeeding statue of Nami island South Korea? Some people find it disturbing.
https://sneakerssocksandsoju.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/south-koreas-best-kept-secret-namisum-island/

http://gawker.com/man-takes-stomach-churning-selfie-atop-brazils-christ-t-1584498025

hey you kids, get down from that savior!

Saw "The Awakening" posted by NickB upthread irl! It was moved from where it used to be (the corner of a far-out park in DC that doesn't get much foot traffic) to the center area of an outdoor mall developed a few miles south of DC (called the Nat'l Harbor). The context makes it all the more unsettling; children now play on it:

http://www.somdnews.com/storyimage/PN/20130102/NEWS/701029750/AR/0/AR-701029750.jpg

All I see is foot traffic.

heh, should have been more careful with my gis. But I swear it's true, trust me!

"Dream" in St Helens is magnificent

http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2003/07/24_baxtera_thebigmove/images/paulkids_large.jpg

heh, should have been more careful with my gis. But I swear it's true, trust me!

Because there's a GIANT FOOT coming out of the sand, seewhatImean?

Joe Louis memorial in Detroit
http://www.blacksnowcomic.com/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/joe-louis-fist.jpg

and there's another big Joe in Cobo Hall, though maybe not by this thread's standards
http://www.detroitfunk.com/imagecopyrighted/FEB05/DSC01101.jpg

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77266000/jpg/_77266066_afp-warrior-by-night.jpg
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/111003025221-skopje-2014-warrior-horizontal-gallery.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/70wa5x.jpg

Apparently this is in Lebanon.

http://i62.tinypic.com/25547iv.jpg

that is actually terrifying

this thread

I hope the Lebanese aren't trypophobic

wow that is amazing

that is amazing and terrifying and straight off a Voivod album cover

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Voivod

http://boredomfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/01-underwater-city.jpg

magic - a whole season of Lost in just one shot

http://i.imgur.com/xDc34Et.jpg

http://balkanist.net/national-mothers-of-socialism/

Mother of Georgia looks like a nice lady, if frighteningly ripped.

http://i.imgur.com/C4Ot2UQ.jpg

My brain can't process what's happening there.

Vladimir the Great

if you angle the camera down just a little bit more it's like a mini-ringworld xp

Read that giant Vladimir has been nixed but it might just be a rumour.

i like this guy

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z8bbbUtFCNw/VVIUdIrzHAI/AAAAAAAAo6U/TLcr4CnYjbI/s640/2.jpg

hi!

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/086E/production/_87485120_2f7b1318-2428-4dac-9ea5-0448d0ec01f4.jpg

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-35230137

http://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1401946/mubarak-statue.jpg

http://www.orwelltoday.com/leninmaostatstand.jpg